Good Morning. Starting things off here this morning, the temperature has dropped a lot since yesterday. Waking up, it was sitting at -17.6 C | 0.32 F. It won’t warm up much more as the day progresses, but we should see some sunshine. It should be noted that tonight will be very cold, so I would think that everyone should take caution and not to forget to plug your car in, and put an extra blanket on your bed before going to bed tonight. Highway 522 is partially ice and snow covered in certain areas, so care should be taken if out and about. I haven’t seen too many deer crossing the highway these days, but I have seen two Moose. They weren’t crossing the highway when I saw them out by Farleys Corners. On another note, I stoked up my wood stove in my Old Woodworking shop this morning and lit our wood furnace in the house here. We sure like our Newmac Wood Furnace, easy to operate and saves us a ton of wood compared to the wood furnace we had before this one. You know, thinking of wood stoves and furnaces, there hasn’t ever been a house we owned that didn’t have some form of wood heat. Anyway, I am off for an English Muffin this morning with my lovely wife for a change, and will then work on a couple more stories I have in mind. Take care and stay safe. This new virus is sure taking a toll on folks these days. Even some hospitals are closing down, as It’s starting to spread through them.

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Good Morning! It’s a cloudy gloomy day here in Port Loring Ontario, Canada. At the moment, we are having some freezing rain mixed with snow, along with some windy conditions in certain areas. We didn’t have any snow accumulations overnight. Which is a good thing in part, but the freezing rain takes away the good end of things for travelling at least. Highway 522 has a lot of icy sections throughout, with some snow covered areas thrown in for good measure. The temperature isn’t as cold today, hovering around the freezing mark. 0 C | 32 F. The one thing that we have to be aware of is, or should be aware of … is that tonight things are going to cool off a lot. And tomorrow will be colder. And tomorrow night will be the coldest night of the year, or the coldest one so far. Temperatures could get down to -34 C/-30 F, possibly even colder. Don’t let today fool you with it being warmer, as Mother Nature can be cruel when she wants to be. So I would suggest that you set your sights on preparing for this cold that is entering into the picture while things are mild. Along with this cold that is heading our way, we could see some high winds which will make it touch and go for our hydro. The thing is, since our Powers That Be has sold most of Ontario Hydro to outsiders, the trees haven’t been looked after like they used to be. Preventative maintenance has been lacking in a lot of areas. Which in turn causes a lot of problems when the weather gets bad, especially in areas like ours. Par for the course, though. On another note, I let my wood furnace go out last night, so that I could clean the ashes out of it and get it ready for what’s to come, and then I will re-light it later on this afternoon when the temperature starts to drop. I might also start my shop stove, as that is where I keep my generator, and it starts a lot easier when warm. Just in case we might need it. It has come in real handy so far this year. With that bit of information under your hat, and you should be wearing a hat in this part of the country … I am off for a bowl of cereal with my lovely wife. After that, I shall get to work. Take care. GW

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Good Morning. Well it sure is a cold morning here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. The temperature waking up was sitting at -30.3 C | -22.54 F at 5:28 AM. For the first time in a long time, I left our car plugged in all night. It is good for minus -35 F, but I figured just in case. We didn’t have any snow overnight, which is a good thing, as it would be too cold to go out to clean things up. Highway 522 is bare and dry this morning, which will make travelling good, that is if you want to bear the cold. For my wife and I, we are going to stay inside where it is warm. We both aren’t feeling up to par yet since we had the Moderna booster shot for some reason. At any rate, not much we can do other than wait it out, I suppose. On another note, we are having a few Blue Jays and some Morning Doves visit our bird feeder these days. We usually have some Nuthatches and Chickadees, but haven’t seen too many. We haven’t seen many woodpeckers, neither. With that, I am off for a bowl of warm cereal and will then see what the day has in store. I am not sure what I will be doing today. See how I feel later on. Take care and stay safe. GW

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Good Morning! It’s a cool morning here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. The temperature waking up was sitting at -16.9 C | 1.58 F. On top of the cold, we also had around 8 inches of snow yesterday and overnight. We are still having flurries this morning. Highway 522 is totally snow covered with lots of icy sections throughout. So care will have to be taken if out and about. My lovely wife and I will be staying put. Once the snow stops, we will get at cleaning our driveway and decks. Yesterday, figuring we would be in for a lot of snow, I put my snowblower in where its warm. Now it will be all set to go. The warmth makes it easier to start and saves the motor. I also managed to write up another story yesterday and will probably work on another today. But in saying that, it is becoming challenging these days trying to figure out things to write about. As after 2000 stories or so, there isn’t much I haven’t written about. With that, I am off for a bagel this morning and will then see what mischief I can get into. That is what men are supposed to do. Right? Take care and stay safe. It’s not looking good out there these days, with this crazy virus.

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Good Morning! It’s a cloudy morning here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. We didn’t have any snow overnight, but we will have our share throughout the day, which could amount to around 4 inches or so. It is snowing now. Highway 522 is mostly snow covered and I suspect it will remain that way today and into tomorrow. Which will make travelling not so good. I would recommend staying home. And it might be a good thing with the way this virus is spreading. I see a lot of places are closing up for a spell once again, which in my mind is a good thing as we have to at the very least slow it down. If not, the consequences won’t be good. My wife and I have gone back to ordering things online like groceries. It is easy to do and saves us having to go into the stores. In some ways, I prefer doing it that way. Yesterday I worked away on a couple stories I had in mind for my newspaper columns and got them looked after. Today I will do much the same. I have been keeping my shop stove going so if the urge hits I have a cozy place to work. With that, I am off for a bowl of oatmeal this morning and will then see where the day takes me. Take care, stay safe and most importantly wear a good mask. GW

You can reach George Walters at; [email protected]